Simon Heinz is Digital & Tech Head Europe & DACH at Haleon (former GSK Consumer Healthcare). Together with his team, he owns all IT topics of the European business units.
In addition, he manages the business of the management consultancy productbento. productbento develops strategies in the area of digital services for its customers and teaches methodological skills. Simon is also involved as a mentor in the Adidas family's leAD Sport Accelerator and gives the lecture "Systematic Creativity" at the University of Augsburg.
Prior to his work at Haleon, he gained various experiences in companies, from startup (eGym), to SMEs (Sanacorp Pharmahandel GmbH, milon CARE GmbH), and multinational company (SIEMENS).
Simon holds a M.Sc. in Business Administration from the Ludwigs-Maximilians-University Munich with a focus on digital innovations as well as a Bachelor in Business Administration from the Technical University Ingolstadt. He is also co-author of the publication "Should We Take a Closer Look? Extending Switching Theories from Singular Products To Complex Ecosystem Structures”.